vikopo

How to say it

Meaning

Rascals or cheats, especially mischievous children.

Good to know

plural of kikopo (ki-/vi- class); informal, human noun taking m-/wa- agreement; mildly disapproving but not strongly derogatory.

Examples

• Vikopo wale walimwibia mzee begi lake.Those rascals stole the old man's bag.
• Mwalimu aliwaadhibu vikopo waliovuruga darasa.The teacher punished the rascals who disrupted the class.
• Je, vikopo hao bado wanacheza mtaani?Are those rascals still playing in the neighborhood?
• Hatutaki vikopo wengine wajiunge na kikundi chetu.We don't want any more rascals joining our group.